THE PEAR. 



829 



Passe Colmar. 



Ananas cTHiver. Gambier. 



Passe Colmar Epineaux. Cellite. 



Colmar Gris. Colmar Preule. 



Passe Colmar Gris Pucelle Condesienne. 



Beurre Colmar Gris, dit precel. Bergentin. 



Precel. Colmar Epineaux. 



Fondante de Mods. Beurre Chapman. 



Beurre d'Argenson. Chapman's. 



Begin tin. Colmar Bonnet. 



Colmar Hardenpont. Passe Colmar Vineux. 



Present de Malines. Colmar de Silly. 



Marotte Sucree Jaune. Preul. 



Souveraine d'Hiver. Imperatrice. 



Colmar Souveraine. Souveraine. 



The Passe Colmar is a Belgian Pear, raised by the Counsellor Har- 

 denpont. Vigorous growth, and abundant bearer. It grows indeed 

 almost too thriftily making long bending shoots, and owing to this over- 

 luxuriance the fruit is often second-rate on young trees, but on old trees, 

 with high cultivation, it is sometimes of the best quality. It is a very 

 variable fruit, and often poor. The young shoots are of a dark olive 

 yellow brown. 



Fruit rather large, varying considerably from obovate to obtuse 

 pyriform. Skin rather thick, yellowish green, becoming yellow at 

 maturity, a good deal sprinkled with brown russet, especially around the 

 stalk and calyx. Stalk an inch and a half long, inserted in an obtuse, 

 uneven cavity, or sometimes without depression. Calyx open. Basin 

 shallow. Flesh yellowish white, buttery, and juicy, with a rich, sweet, 

 aromatic flavor. Good to very good. December, January. 



Passe-Colmar Musque. 

 Colmar Musque. Passe-Colmar Musque d'Automne. 



Raised by Major Esperen of Malines. 



Fruit medium size, varying from roundish oblate to roundish ovate 

 pyriform, greenish yellow, netted and patched with russet, and thickly 

 sprinkled with green and brown dots. Stalk rather short. Calyx 

 small, partially closed. Basin shallow, uneven. Flesh white, very but- 

 tery, juicy, melting, pleasant perfumed. Good. October. 



Passe Crassane. 

 Surpasse Crassane. Neue Crassane. 



Originated in France. Tree moderately vigorous. Young wood 

 yellow olive brown. 



Fruit medium, obtuse pyriform, yellow, with slight nettings and 

 patches of russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk long, 

 rather stout, inclined. Cavity medium. Calyx small and closed. 

 Basin abrupt, uneven. Flesh yellowish, gritty near the core, juicy, 

 melting, slightly vinous. Good. December, January. 



Passe Tardive. 

 One of Major Esperen's seedlings. 



Fruit medium, obovate acute pyriform. Surface uneven, pale yel- 



